Combined typewriter stand and desk



Jan. 10, 1933. M. T. VANDERVOORT 1,893,720

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COMBINED TYPEWRITER STAND AND DESK Filed May 14, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2INVEN TOR.

A TTORNEY5 Patented Jan. 10, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE i MILFORDT. VANDERVOORT, OF GRAND RAEIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOB TO AMERICAN SEATINGCOMPANY, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY COMBINEDTYPE-WRITER STAND AND DESK Application filed May 14,

The present invention relates to desks and more particularly to acombined typewriter stand and desk.

The main objects of the invention are to provide a structure whichserves as a combined typewriter stand and desk; to provide a typewriterstand having a desk top forming a cover for the typewriter stand; toprovide a combined typewriter stand and desk cover which may be liftedand swung upwardly and rearwardly when it is desired to use thetypewriter; and, to provide a device of the character above outlinedhaving a supporting rack for a stenographers note-book or the like.

An illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view showing the roller bearings andtheir cammed grooved trackways whereby the top may be tilted upwardlyand rearwardly;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of a portion of thestructure shown in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view showing the desk top raised andswung rearwardly until a vertical position is assumed, the dotted linesindicating the travel of the desk cover;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 55 of Figure 1;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of the desk top or coverswung rearwardly and upwardly, showing the supporting rack in positionfor use;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the desk top or coverswung rearwardly and upwardly, showing the supporting rack in a positionfor use;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on lme 88 of Figure 6;and

Figure 9 1s a fragmentary perspective vlew of the desk top or coverswung to open position and showing the supporting rack opened for use.

Referring to the drawings in which like numerals designate the sameparts in the sev- 1931. Serial No. 537,264.

eral views, a tubular pedestal 1, has an annular flange 2 for supportingthe combined typewriter stand 3 and desk top or cover, generallydesignated 4.

The'typewriter stand is provided with a back member 5 which is securedthereto by means of oppositely disposed brackets 6 and screws 7 and eachbracket is provided with a pair of spaced laterally-projectingfreclyrotatable rollers 8 which are secured to each bracket.

The desk top has an inclined portion 9, a depending front member 10 andside members 11 forming a cover for the typewriter stand and eachdepending side member is provided with a pair of non-parallel or cammedgrooved trackways 12, '13 in which the rollers travel when the cover israised or lowered as hereinafter described. The trackways are so formedthat the desk top or cover is caused to be tilted upwardly andrearwardly on the rollers over which the cover travels. The top thusassumes the position best shown in Figure 4 whereupon the typewriter isavailable foruse or when lowered as shown in Figure 1, the cover becomesavailable as a desk. v V i The depending front 10 is provided with amedial portion 14 which is rotatable on the pivot pins 15, therebyforming a supporting rack for a stenographers note book. A spring metalclip 16 secured tothe medial port on in any suitable manner as by thescrew 17 provides means for retaining a. note book and the rack islikewise provided with a ledge or shelf 18 for holding pencils or thelike. Spring tensioned buttons 19 on opposite sides of the medialportion 14 are adapted to be sprung into wells 20 in the front member 10to provide means for looking the medial portion to the front member 10when the cover is lowered to form a desk top.

Rubber feet 21 retained by metal straps 22 secured to each of thedepending side members 11 as by screws 23 provide stops for the desk topor cover when it is in lowered position as shown in Figure 1.

It will thus be seen that the structure shown in Figure 1 can be tiltedupwardly and rearwardly on the rollers to the position shown in Figure 4and that the cammed grooved trackways are so formed and positioned withrespect to each other that the desk top is caused to assume the severalpositions shown in dotted lines in Figure 4 during its travel to open orclosed positions. lVhen the cover is in open position making thetypewriter available for use, the pivota ly mounted medial front portionmay be revolved to the position best shown in Figure 9 to form asupporting rack for a stenographers note book and the ledge forsupporting pencils or the like.

WVhile but one specific embodiment of this invention has been hereinshown and described, it will be understood that numerous details of theconstruction shown may be altered or omitted without departing from thespirit of this invention as defined by the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a structure of the character described, 21 stand having a pair oflaterally projecting spaced rollers on opposite sides thereof, a desktop forming a cover for said stand and having oppositely disposeddepending sides each provided with a pair of grooved trackways in whichsaid rollers are adapted to travel, each pair of trackways being soformed that said top is movably tiltable on said rollers upwardly andrearwardly.

2. In a structure of the character described, a stand having a pair oflaterally projecting spaced rollers on opposite sides thereof, a desktop forming a cover for said stand and having oppositely disposeddepending sides each provided with a pair of grooved trackways in whichsaid rollers are adapted to travel, each pair of trackways beingnon-parallel but so formed that said top is movably tiltable on saidrollers upwardly and rearwardly.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Grand Rapids,Michigan, this 11th day of May, 1981.

MILFORD T. VANDERVOORT.

